1/72 PT-109 Patrol Torpedo Boat.

  • Thread starter Deleted member 7237
  • Start date
Jim R

Jim R

SMF Supporter
Joined
Apr 27, 2018
Messages
13,717
Points
113
Location
Shropshire
First Name
Jim
Hi Pete
I noticed you had bought this in the Latest Aquisitions thread - bargain at under a tenner :smiling: Looking forward to seeing it built.
Jim
 
D

Deleted member 7237

Guest
Jim R said:
Hi Pete
I noticed you had bought this in the Latest Aquisitions thread - bargain at under a tenner :smiling: Looking forward to seeing it built.
Jim
Click to expand...
Hi Jim and as they say welcome aboard, it's would have been rude of me to have just walked past and left them behind and for £9.00. Have to admit it's larger than I thought it was going to be.
Pete.
 
D

Deleted member 7237

Guest
Got a bit done wasn't going to start this to the new year the good lady said I was in the way so there was only one place to go :tired:.
Got the hull together, cleaned up the deck, assembled of the two of the cabins and started the torpedo tubes.
Made up the stand.
IMG_20191221_170334543_HDR.jpg
IMG_20191221_170528752_HDR.jpg
IMG_20191221_170620707_HDR.jpgIMG_20191221_170358595_HDR.jpg
Thank you for looking in.
Think I should have asked Santa for some paint I'm gonna use a lot of it.
Pete.
 
Dave Ward

Dave Ward

Still Trying New Things
SMF Supporter
Joined
Apr 27, 2018
Messages
8,640
Points
113
Location
South Gloucestershire
First Name
David
I remember making the OLD Revell PT-109 when I was a teenager - more like a toy, than a real model! The new tooling looks pretty good!!!
Dave
 
D

Deleted member 7237

Guest
Dave Ward said:
I remember making the OLD Revell PT-109 when I was a teenager - more like a toy, than a real model! The new tooling looks pretty good!!!
Dave
Click to expand...
Hi Dave some of the bigger parts have 2018 moulded in to them and the box has the same printed on it, the parts have a tiny bit of flash and just a few seam lines on the smaller parts but overall very good.
Hope I can do it justice time will tell if it goes belly up I'll send it to Ron and he can do his wreck magic on it.
Pete.
 
spanner570

spanner570

SALAD DODGER
SMF Supporter
Joined
May 26, 2009
Messages
12,981
Points
113
First Name
Ron
Pete, I'm sure you will do a great job on the boat and I look forward to watching further progress.

Have you read about PT. 109 when J.F. Kennedy was it's skipper? One great story of survival and rescue.

Like Dave, I too made this Revell vessel way back, gawd knows how long ago.
I found it hiding in my loft in 2012. I repaired it and put it on a seascape here at S.M. the same year.

Fond memories and thanks for re-kindling them.

Ron
 
JR

JR

Member of the Rabble and Pyromania Consultant
SMF Supporter
Joined
May 26, 2015
Messages
17,275
Points
113
Location
lincs
First Name
John
Permission to come aboard Captain.
 
D

Deleted member 7237

Guest
spanner570 said:
Pete, I'm sure you will do a great job on the boat and I look forward to watching further progress.

Have you read about PT. 109 when J.F. Kennedy was it's skipper? One great story of survival and rescue.

Like Dave, I too made this Revell vessel way back, gawd knows how long ago.
I found it hiding in my loft in 2012. I repaired it and put it on a seascape here at S.M. the same year.

Fond memories and thanks for re-kindling them.

Ron
Click to expand...
Hi Ron thanks for the vote of confidente, I'll try my best.

I had not read anything on this until you mentioned it but have now and as you say "One great story of survival and rescue".

Here is a link if anyone interested.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrol_torpedo_boat_PT-109

A happy thought for Peter Pan as it's Christmas.
Pete.
 
D

Deleted member 7237

Guest
Small up date.

Hull needed a small bit of filler but cleaned up really nicely.
49259031832_fb15e9c184_z.jpg

49258841516_1a52a1869f_z.jpg
Dry fit test of the two cabins waiting for paint.
49258354018_4e5d9a6e20_z.jpg
Torpedo tubes all assembled.
49259032462_004fc6afb1_z.jpg

49258841966_e1a1cc8147_z.jpg
Dry fit mock up
49258842106_8ce895be6e_z.jpg
Thank you for looking in and thats it until after Christmas off to the Royal Albert Hall tomorow for
a Christmas carol service.

Pete.
 
JR

JR

Member of the Rabble and Pyromania Consultant
SMF Supporter
Joined
May 26, 2015
Messages
17,275
Points
113
Location
lincs
First Name
John
spanner570 said:
....leave the Bl***y Parrot ashore, 453!
Click to expand...

QUOTE="Pete Low, post: 473757, member: 7237"]
Well said you cant have Parrots running around on a war ship if one is found it will become Christmas dinner and I don't think there will not be a shortage of volunteers to stuff it :hungry: :hungry: :hungry: .
Pete.
[/QUOTE]


1577034438293.png

Message from Polly.


BAH HUMBUG ** * * * ** ** * * * * * * * ** !


Sorry nothing to do with me.
 
BattleshipBob

BattleshipBob

Bob, bob, bobing along!
SMF Supporter
Joined
Apr 28, 2018
Messages
6,212
Points
113
First Name
Bob
Bags eye being the old seadog, rrrrrrrrrr

Very nice Pete, count me in!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top